Eminent domain imminent?

As negotiations continue in Bethesda over the Apex Building, officials consider eminent domain. Officials want to tear down and rebuild the building with a Purple Line station underneath. (Gazette) Twitter

Minneapolis without more parking

While we experience Minneapolis-like weather, Minneapolis is using similar tools as DC to encourage growth without more cars, like lower parking requirements and more bike and pedestrian facilities. (Star Tribune) Twitter

Cleveland rocks bicycles

Cleveland is planning to add 70 miles of bikeways by 2017. The city’s latest bikeway plan calls for connecting every single neighborhood to bike friendly infrastructure. (Cleveland.com) Twitter

Elina Bravve moved to Washington in 2009, after completing a degree in City Planning at UNC-Chapel Hill. She’s lived in the Columbia Heights neighborhood since 2010. After recently parting ways with her car, her goal is to learn how to bike around the neighborhood.